Impact of Job Satisfaction on Employee Turnover Intents: Evidence from Private Universities in Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Turnover is one of the core issues faced by almost every industry worldwide. Likewise, the education industry also faced the same issue as to any other industry, and, more specifically, private universities in Karachi, Pakistan faced the same problem. This study aims to identify whether job satisfaction has any effect on the faculty members' turnover intentions in various private universities. A sample of 200 faculty members had taken from private universities who filled out the questionnaires. Statistical technique Pearson's Regression and Correlation applied to responses and found that sub-variables in job satisfaction (workload, promotion, coworker support, compensation, student behavior, and time flexibility) have a massive impact on turnover intentions.